Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Austin

What the Data Says About MFE to AUS

The Mission/McAllen/Edinburg to Austin corridor (MFE → AUS) covers roughly 279 miles and is served by 1 carrier, based on Bureau of Transportation Statistics reporting. Across 1,697 flights in the dataset, this route posts a 80.1% on-time rate with an average delay of 101.8 minutes when flights run late. Over the most recent 24 months of BTS data, 1,697 flights were recorded on this pairing — 8 cancelled (0.5%) and 3 diverted (0.2%). Those baseline metrics tell you what to expect before you book.

Having 1 carrier on the route matters: more carriers generally means more daily schedule options, competitive pricing, and redundancy when flights are cancelled. With 1,697 total flights analyzed, the 80.1% on-time figure is statistically meaningful rather than a small-sample fluke. The 101.8-minute average delay applies only to flights that actually ran late, so it is not the average wait across all departures — the majority of flights on this route depart on time under the BTS definition of a delay (15+ minutes past schedule).

Looking at recent months, Sep 2025 posted the best performance on this corridor at 93% on-time, while May 2024 came in at 53% on-time — a 40-point gap between best and worst recent month. For travelers evaluating the MFE to AUS route, the combination of a 80.1% on-time rate, 101.8-minute average delay, 0.5% recent cancellation rate, and 1 available carrier is the concrete summary of what BTS data shows about reliability on this pairing.